Hicks ex rel. Maize v. Shanabarger

Action for damages. The petition was in two counts. The answer was a general denial and a counterclaim based upon primary negligence and the humanitarian doctrine. The cause was tried before a jury, resulting in a verdict in favor of plaintiff, Hicks, for personal injuries in the sum of $1,000.00, and on the second count, in favor of plaintiff, Maize, for property damage in the sum *480of $600.00. Judgment was entered by the court accordingly. Motion for new trial was, by the court, sustained and plaintiffs appeal.

Plaintiff, Carl Hicks, -a minor, brought his action in the name of J. H. Maize, as…